Near Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Neighbors-Governors
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Mercer Governors
Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013
1. Neighbors-Governors Marker
Neighbors-Governors?
<--- Former home, grave, of Gabriel Slaughter, governor 1816-20. Born in Virginia, 1767. Died here, 1830. While in office, advocated state support for the public schools.
---> Former home of John Adair, governor 1820-24. Born in S.C., 1757. Died here, 1840. As governor, he promoted expansion of higher education, prison reform, abolition of imprisonment for debt.
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Mercer Governors
Three other governors have been residents of Mercer County:
Christopher Greenup, 1804-8, with prestige of governor's office backed establishment of Bank of Kentucky.
Robert Letcher, 1840-44. In 1844, proclaimed first state Thanksgiving.
Beriah Magoffin, 1859-62, refused Lincoln's call for troops, 1861, in effort to keep Ky. neutral.
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Erected 1970 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1325.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1767.
Location. 37° 47.978′ N, 84° 47.166′
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fairview (approx. 0.6 miles away); Gabriel Slaughter (approx. 1.2 miles away); Abraham Chapline Plantation / Rufus Henry Vandarsdall House (approx. 1½ miles away); Boone's Cave (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rev. John Rice (approx. 2 miles away); John Gordon's Station (approx. 2 miles away); A Heavenly Home (approx. 2.7 miles away); Individual Identities (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harrodsburg.
Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013
2. Mercer Governors Marker
Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013
3. Neighbors-Governors Marker
Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013
4. Former home, grave, of Gabriel Slaughter
Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013
5. Former home, grave, of Gabriel Slaughter
Photographed by Ken Smith, August 18, 2013
6. Former home of John Adair
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 790 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 31, 2013, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
